The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1887-07-09

1t is matter of serious regret
that the Philadelphia and Idaho
Company is, through a representa-
tive here, adopting q course that
brings it in direct antagonism with
our entire community. 1t was
strongly hoped that with the disso-
luton of the old and the organiza-
ton of the new company an era of
better feeling would be established |;
that mutual interests would be sub
served and the business of the town
and that of the company become
closely allied. The present policy
of the Philadelphia and Idaho Com
pany is growing directly in conflict
with all this, and it certainly APP
pears that there is being displayed
more of a desire to tear down than
build up interests that should mu-
tually exist. Under the direction
of local management, a disposition
is being shown to ignore Ketchum,
even to the extent of withdrawing
its banking business from local
institution and transferring the
same to a HALEY house, and seek
ing in other markets to procure
supplies that can be obtained upon
as equally fair terms in Ketchum.
The company will find itself very
much mistaken if it thinks that
such action will be tamely submit
ted to and not resented. 1t is true
that it is considerable of a concern !;
that in its directory is represented
a great amount of capital, but so
surely the attempt is made to an
tagOnize the interests of ketchum,
just as certainly will it be discov-
cred that blow can be returned for
blow, 1t is well understood that
HALEY in particular would give
every inducement to secure for
time all the business of this COM
pany, even to doing it for period
without remuneration. But let it
once be thus obtained. and how
quickly the tables will be turned
and the company find itself in a
predicament. 1t hardly seems pos
sible that Mr.. Wright, the president
of the company, is responsible for
the present course Of the local man
agement. He is expected to arrive
here in a short time, and when he
does come he should be made to
see how ruinous will be the result
of carrying on the present policy.
If, when he comes, Mr.. Wright will
prolong his stay sufficient time
to mingle with our merchants and
people and see for himself how
much good could be derived by
having the company, of which he
is at the head, on good terms with
the whole community here, he
would not be slow to realize that
the best interests of his company
would be to foster and encourage
the growth and building up of the
town. In several ways, last winter,
Mr.. Wright while in Washington
did good service for the people
here, which is kindly remembered,
but he cannot blame these same
people making a combined effort
to resent the pursuit of course
that is hurtful to every interest in
the town. Relief will be sought to
become entirely Independent of
those who are responsible for such
a course of affairs. 1t means that
immediate steps will be taken to es-
tablish new sampling works, where
the owners of ore can send the pro-
duct of their mines for treatment
and sell the same in an open mar
ket, and not be compelled to dis
pose of the same to any one COM
pany. There will be no inconsid-
cradle amount of ore that will go
to such a mill, and there will be
no lack of buyers in the market.
If the present course is persisted
in on the part of the company it
invites this opposition, while by
pursuing fair and liberal dealing
with the owners of ore and mani
testing a spirit of business toward
the town it will secure great
measure Of the business and the
friendship and good will of the
community.